Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Pungyang Jo clan (귀인 조씨) (1842 – 1865) was a concubine of

King Cheoljong of Joseon Cheoljong of Joseon (25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864) was the 25th king of the Joseon, reigning from 1849 to 1864. After Heonjong of Joseon died without male heir in 1849, Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong, aged 19, to be the next king, as the heir t ...

Biography

Lady Gwi-in came from the

Pungyang Jo clan The Pungyang Jo clan () is a Korean clan that traces its origin to Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. According to the 2015 Korean census, the clan has 124,262 members. Origin Jo Maeng (조맹, 趙孟), who was also known by the name of Ba-woo or Bau ...

. At the age of 17 (the 10th year of King Cheoljong's reign), she entered the palace as a ''

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'' (궁인). On February 22, 1859, she became a concubine of the ''Gwi-in'' (귀인) rank, and her first son, who died soon after birth, was born on November 7, 1859. On January 15, 1861, she gave birth to another prince. Lady Jo died in 1865 (the 2nd year of

Emperor Gojong Gojong (; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919) was the monarch of Korea from 1864 to 1907. He reigned as the last King of Joseon from 1864 to 1897, and as the first Emperor of Korea from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907. He is known ...

's reign), at the age of 24, and the funeral rites were held at the residence of her father-in-law, Grand Internal Prince Jeongye. Her tomb was initially located in

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, but was later moved to the Seosamneung Cluster, in

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Popular culture

She was portrayed by

Seol In-ah Seol In-ah (; born Bang Ye-rin (방예린); January 3, 1996), is a South Korean actress best known for her leading roles in television series ''Sunny Again Tomorrow'' (2018), ''Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life'' (2019), and ''Business Proposal'' ( ...

in the 2020 TV series ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jo Gwi-in 1842 births 1865 deaths Royal consorts of the Joseon dynasty